Single baggage belt causes significant airport queues
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Riga Airport experienced significant disruption today as long queues formed due to a single baggage belt serving all flights, causing considerable inconvenience for travelers.
In other news, the ongoing 'citizenship-for-money' scandal deepened with allegations that sixty-nine Saeima deputies granted Latvian citizenship to an Indian national for 'special merits' in exchange for illicit payments.
Meanwhile, a fire in an electrical cabinet in Saldus led to the evacuation of 377 people from an adjacent building. On a positive note, a new advisory platform has launched to promote early cancer detection through genetic testing. Liepāja is also preparing to become a European Capital of Culture in January.